26 March 2024
At the 2023 RIBA CPD Forum, Tim Hayes, Specification & Marketing Manager at Quantum Flooring Accessories, shared some of his top tips for developing memorable and engaging CPD to generate leads and build long-lasting relationships with specifiers.
13 February 2024
Recap Dame Judith Hackitt’s excellent speech on upcoming changes to the Building Safety Act and what they mean for specifiers and manufacturers with NBS.
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) can have a broad meaning, with a wide range of associated terms and definitions. In the National Audit Office’s 2005 report 'Using modern methods of construction to build homes more quickly and efficiently', MMC is defined by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister as simply ‘…a process to produce more, better quality homes in less time’.
20 December 2023
From industry-leading research and events to exciting new product developments to continually deliver value to our customers, we’re still helping to build a better construction industry 50 years on from the launch of the first National Building Specification in 1973.
04 December 2023
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Our 12th report on digital construction and BIM to find out the latest technology trends among construction professionals. See how your experiences and views compare with your contemporaries, and how people are using digital tools and approaches to address industry challenges.
A day after the summit, NBS Innovation Director Dr Stephen Hamil reflects on what we learned from the conference.
28 July 2023
Find out how RIBA-accredited CPD can help you raise brand awareness and stand out from your competitors.
Specifiers want to know the sustainability credentials of your products as part of their decision making process. Display your Environmental Product Declarations and other third-party certifications on NBS Source.
18 April 2023
Since the last report in 2017, the industry has become more digital and the information that is needed, and the way it’s delivered has changed. See the results from our latest survey on what UK specifiers want from product information.
08 March 2023
Our latest research is about construction product information, which we have not researched for several years. We have always been keen to monitor trends in information formats that specifiers find most useful: particularly the trend towards digital forms of data. This is covered in this research, but there are bigger themes underlying this, which have taken on particular significance in the past few years: namely, building safety and environmental sustainability.
10 February 2023
We recently hosted a webinar explaining exactly how the specification process works, including the requirements of a specifier at each stage of a construction project, from concept to completion and beyond.
19 December 2022
Here’s how NBS has helped the construction industry this year and a look ahead at what we’ve got coming up in 2023.
29 September 2022
As we approach the last quarter of 2022, attention will start to turn to planning for 2023 for many manufacturers. We've picked out five key areas from the Construction Manufacturers' Marketing Report that you may wish to consider during your planning process for next year.
During an economic downturn, marketing budgets are often the first to be cut as businesses tighten their belts, but is this the best approach to take?
10 August 2022
This year, we have delivered numerous webinars for manufacturers, covering a range of industry topics. We’ve rounded up five of this year’s most popular webinars so far, including some from our marketing masterclass for manufacturers series.
15 June 2022
The results of our survey with CPD users showing what specifiers want from CPD, how that is changing and how the RIBA CPD Providers Network can help you to build lasting relationships with specifiers. Download it now.